Dear Newsgroup My apologies if this is the wrong location, I couldn't find a laptop hardware forum. I had a Packard Bell Easy One Silver which...

Nick Holmes

02-13-2006 11:55 AM
Cl.Massé

I have got a 5 volt fan on a video board, an ATI Radeon 64 ddr VIVO (yes, old, but used for video recording not games). All this time the fan...

Beemer Biker

02-12-2006 05:38 PM
Arno Wagner

Hey, all. I recently bought an LG GSA-4167B CD/DVD burner. I'm reading conflicting reports of whether this unit supports Lightscribe. Does anyone...

BD

02-11-2006 10:17 AM
Beemer Biker

My IBM intellistion E pro keeps rebooting. When it first started I thought it was some sort if virus, so I did a clean install of windows XP (just to...

walters

02-11-2006 09:50 AM
damonatherly@hotmail.com

Hi, I am relatively new to installing motherboards but my config is like such : Biostar M7NCG 400 NVIDIA Socket A microATX Motherboard AMD Sempron...

hdneto17

02-03-2006 01:34 PM
Marten Kemp

Hi I would like to use my Dell Dimension 4100 panel for my AMD1700 mobo. But Dell uses a proprietary frontpanel connector. Anyonw has the layout...

jj92_2

02-02-2006 07:24 PM
Pen

<gfretwell (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote I agree. I rarely buy computer stuff or books or ... locally. But I was concerned about the feel of the...

Howard Kaikow

02-02-2006 03:18 PM
Howard Kaikow

My Verizon DSL connection has been acting very badly this past week. I've tested it twice and it's running between 79-80 kbps download and 62 kbps...

CJ

01-22-2006 04:35 PM
CJ

Hi I need to get the two-tone sound that is played by a PCMCIA card when it is plugged in (down-up), and when it is plugged out (up-down). Would...

Root canal

01-20-2006 08:11 AM
Root canal

I'm looking for a reasonably priced paper tape reader/punch with an RS-232 interface. Used is fine. Tom Lake

Tom Lake

01-19-2006 01:15 PM
Tom Lake

I am building an ATX computer and would like to test the PSU before assembly. If I plug the PSU in the fan doesn't run. Do I need to connect the...

John Doe

01-19-2006 11:34 AM
John Doe

Hi all, I have a quick question: System 1: Has a CD-ROM, CD-R/W and a hard drive. It's an old AMD K6-2/550. I want to duplicated CDs with it. ...

M.R.S.

01-18-2006 12:32 PM
Cl.Massé

Can anyone tell me if there is any adaptable ATX Power supply to fit in this tower? other then the Original one? which isn't an...

MoxieMouse

01-18-2006 01:51 AM
MoxieMouse

Hi all, I've done some Googling on the subject, but can't find an answer to my question specifically. I have one machine running XP Home, and...

M.R.S.

01-17-2006 09:48 PM
Pen

got already two pcmcia-cards running fine on it: a 56k-modem and a 10mb-combo-network-card (am using win98se: system-manager (subsection properties)...

Thomas Ziegler

01-17-2006 11:29 AM
Thomas Ziegler

Where can I find a list of CD/DVD "feature hexes"? At least DVDInfoPro uses those hex values to recognize CD/DVD formats. -- Henri Heinonen -...

Henri Tapani Heinonen

01-17-2006 09:54 AM
Henri Tapani Heinonen

I have a HP LaserJet that has a parallel interface and my PC doesn't... I am looking at purchasing a second PC however would like to be able...

Murphy

01-16-2006 08:44 PM
Noozer

I'm about to replace the chipset fan on an Asus A8N-SLI motherboard, without removing the motherboard if possible. The replacement fan has a heat...

Haines Brown

01-16-2006 01:45 PM
Haines Brown

My aged linux firewall/router box has recently started sounding like a rusty coffee grinder - a problem quickly traced back to the PSU fan. It's an...

RichardS

01-15-2006 11:51 AM
RichardS

For the historical record and to help others: If you are having a problem with your A4Tech wireless keyboard/mouse combo where the mouse freezes...

Mike M. Miskulin

01-13-2006 07:55 PM
Mike M. Miskulin

Bring your dead PC back to life! http://highergroundsoftware.com/?hop=velutina

cavendish32@yahoo.de

01-13-2006 07:43 AM
cavendish32@yahoo.de

Trying to use an old 5 1/4" floppy drive in a project I'm working on and need to know if I need to do anything other than supply 12volts to get it to...

obxgeorge

01-09-2006 06:52 PM
Arno Wagner

Hello to all If this is the wrong forum, I would appreciate a redirection. With new laptops sporting USB only ports, I hooked up my PS/2...

kmlee

01-08-2006 05:15 PM
q_q_anonymous@yahoo.co.uk

Hi folks I am using IBM T23, type 2647. My mouse can work, but the trackpoint (red dot in the keyboard) cannot work. What's the problem with this...

dstdst123@excite.com

01-05-2006 04:01 AM
dstdst123@excite.com

Roberto Waltman wrote: I've been dragged kicking and screaming into the USB emulator age, by the way. *sigh* Happy new one to you too :) How are...

news@absamail.co.za

01-01-2006 03:43 PM
Hans-Bernhard Broeker

Hi All, I've noticed something strange on my computer. I recently re-installed XP, and, if I am using the mouse and try typing at the same time,...

amerar@iwc.net

12-26-2005 01:00 AM
amerar@iwc.net

I'm running an Asus A8N-SLI motherboard, and just rebooted for the first time in several months. I received at the beginning of the boot the message:...

Haines Brown

12-25-2005 07:04 PM
Marten Kemp

I've have installed the lastest bios update successfully, but my kw7 MB states "unknown cpu processor type" when I install the xp amd 3200 333, I've...

Blue Screen

12-22-2005 09:58 AM
Arno Wagner

We are having some bad problems with memory upgrades on the IBM xSeries X200 systems (it appears on both models, 8478 and 8479). In partcular on...

JB

12-21-2005 09:19 PM
JB

The MBR of my hard disk is possibly altered by a virus. The operating system of the hard disk doesn't start. The hard disk program "Partition Magic"...

no.spam@please.com

12-21-2005 10:57 AM
q_q_anonymous@yahoo.co.uk

Hi, as far as I know there's the possiblity that certain Interrupt Requests (IRQs) can be masked, either by hardware or by software. Assume that...

Henning Sudbrock

12-19-2005 05:52 PM
Arno Wagner

Hi, does anybody know where I might be able to obtain a 386 or 486 for old games in the Rockville (Maryland) or Gaithersburg (Maryland) area? Thanks!

Matt

12-19-2005 12:55 PM
Matt

Perhaps you can advise me. I've got this extra tower-PC which someone threw out and because it shows 130MB ram, I've decided to use it with the IDE...

news@absamail.co.za

12-16-2005 06:28 AM
Jeremy Boden

Anyone know of a site that leaves no stone unturned when it comes to building your own server. I especially need to read up on Motherboards and what...

brian@mitchiner.com

12-14-2005 06:23 PM
brian@mitchiner.com

Is that possible with available motherboards boards? So far, all the boards I have found with console redirection have been Prescott and Xeon based....

Eric Edwards

12-14-2005 07:47 AM
Arno Wagner

Hi, Anyone know when >=800GB parallel ATA drives will hit the market? I will probably need to upgrade my Kurbox hdd from 400GB to 800GB in about 6...

Dan

12-13-2005 02:38 PM
Arno Wagner

fjman wrote: Maybe somebody at hardware groups can help?

ken

12-09-2005 01:54 AM
ken

The Autumn 2005 issue of our Embedded Development Tools Newsletter is now available for downloading from our web site It includes information...

Chris Stephens

12-08-2005 03:15 AM
Chris Stephens

I have an acquaintance who runs laundry business software on a generic PC about 3+ years old. Recently when she boots it up in the morning she is...

Haines Brown

12-05-2005 12:52 PM
Haines Brown

Can someone recommend a single-sided PC3200 512 MB RAM module ? It's for an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum. I'd prefer a brand name product in case I need to...

Andre Majorel

12-04-2005 12:27 PM
Andre Majorel

I have one, thanks. Plus the Tech Refs for the original PC, the XT and the XT/286. Anybody know where I can get an XT/286 system board? Mine...

Marten Kemp

12-03-2005 09:46 AM
Marten Kemp

I own the nx9600 Compaq 3.2GHz Pentium 4 640, 1GB DDR, Windows XP Pro notebook, and I perform a certain set of database queries in Microsoft Access,...

Niko Sahtaridis

12-02-2005 06:19 PM
BD

Can someone recommend a 512 MB RAM module that is known to work with the MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ? Overclockability is not a concern, stability...

Andre Majorel

11-29-2005 09:23 AM
Arno Wagner

I upgraded my wife's PC, got a Celeron D 2.66 GHz in box with heatsink and fan. Now this is the loudest PC I have had. There is no fan on graphics...

MS

11-29-2005 09:22 AM
Arno Wagner

I wish to install OS/2 Warp on a 120 GB hard disk. To that effect, I created a 1 GB logical unit below the 8 GB frontier. I installed PC-DOS,...

Jean Castonguay

11-25-2005 05:36 PM
Jean Castonguay

Yeah I guess so. But how come originally there were 2 devices in Ultra DMA mode and now that both DVD drives are on the same cable there are 3? It's...

kriskirk@hotmail.com

11-25-2005 05:13 PM
Rod Speed

Hey, all. I just want to get my expectations in order... I currently use a Logitech MX700 keyboard/mouse wireless combo. I am considering buying...

BD

11-25-2005 10:37 AM
BD

Any advice on where I can research which cpu coolers are compatible with which motherboards? In particular I want to use a Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu with...

Ed Zeppelin

11-25-2005 02:23 AM
jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk

I just set up what I thought was the mostly robustly constructed portable 3.5" HDD external enclosure for USB 2.0. The case has an extruded...

Knack

11-25-2005 01:36 AM
jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk

I have just installed a new 80g hard drive, in replace of a 10g one. Anyway, I also did a re-installation of XP, but now i realise that it would...

Fred-C

11-24-2005 06:43 PM
Bill Bradshaw